Thirteen Die As Natchez Sinks On Mississippi River
The federal tow boat Natchez sank after striking a Greenville bridge pier on a cold gusty night. Capt. James Browinski and 12 crewmen perished. 13 others survived after fast rescue by a following boat. One body identified as William H. English. Federal Barge Lines supervised salvage with Capt. Lowell Sorrells.
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Natchez
James F. Browinski
St. Louis
Russia
William H. English
Cairo
Ill
M. E. Norman
Clem Collins
Collins
Browinski
Walter Hass
Sohio-Latonia
Louie Keeling
Federal Barge Lines
Lowell Sorrells
Agency
Wheat Prices Move on Weather and Government Purchases
Wheat prices fluctuated on Friday as wintry weather in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas raised crop hopes while government flour purchases supported prices. Close was unchanged to fractions of a cent higher. Corn oats and beans moved modestly. hog prices advanced up to 25 cents. Shipments to 12 major centers fell from 60 000 to 38 000.
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Chicago
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Chicago Board of Trade
Parole Granted After 24 Years For Slippery Hanlon
A 56 year old convict known as Slippery Hanlon wins parole after 24 years in the Colorado State penitentiary. Gov. Lee Knous signs the parole effective Saturday aided by his wife Ruth Hanlon of St. Paul Minnesota who campaigned tirelessly for his release. Hanlon earlier served nine years after a 1924 life sentence for a $60 filling station robbery before a later arrest for possession of stolen loot.
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Colorado State Penitentiary
Lee Knous
del Hanlon
Ruth Hanlon
St. Paul
Minn
James Waters
Minnesota Boxing Commission
Canon City
Colo
Hanlon
William James DeLahunt
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Atom Bomb Test Vessels Sunk Off Kwajalein
The battleship Pennsylvania still radioactive from the Bikini tests has been sunk off Kwajalein. Two other target ships the destroyer Trippe and the attack transport Banner also were sunk. Decontamination and repair costs exceeded scrap value and towing them home would be dangerous.
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Pennsylvania
Kwajalein
Trippe
Banner
Reprieve Granted for Richard Reilly in Memphis Case
Gov. Jim McCord grants a 32 day reprieve to Richard Reilly 21 for a Memphis pawn shop murder. Accomplice Daniel Budzynski won life after a Pittsburgh woman offered to wed him. judge and DA supported commutation though not fully granted. Reilly’s fate was to be decided within days.
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Nashville
Tenn
Ulp
Jim McCord
Richard Reilly
Memphis
McCord
Reilly
Daniel Budzynski
Pittsburgh
Will Gerber
Budzynski
Jeane Lucas
Eye on costs shows BLS price checks across cities
In a field test, Olga Larsgaard of the labor department’s BLS inspects a wool suit in a department store to track price changes. The nationwide procedure spans 56 cities monthly and 24 cities quarterly, covering 177 commodities and services to gauge inflation versus prewar levels.
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Edward Jacobs
Jacobs
Olga Larsgaard
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Larsgaard
BLS
Chinch Bug Resistance Found in Sorghum at A&M
Oklahoma A&M Experiment Station reports a new sorghum strain that resists chinch bugs and yields syrup of satisfactory grade. Researchers say the pest-resistant variety could aid corn and sorghum crops in Stillwater Oklahoma.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma A&m College Experiment Station
Peck Named Wyoming Head Track Coach
Roy Peck, assistant track coach and director of publicity at Wyoming University, was named head track coach Friday. He replaces Mike Ryan who resigned to join the Guatemalan Republic track program. Lipscomb V. Martin will assume trainer duties.
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Laramie
Wyo
Roy Peck
Wyoming University
Friday
NAM Approval of Tax Cut Measure Weighs NAM Support
National Association of Manufacturers and former undersecretary Roswell Magill backed a House plan for a 6.5 billion personal income tax cut with reservations. NAM tax chief Don Mitchell urged at least 7.5 billion, while Magill favored 4 to 6 billion. Senate Republicans aim 4.5 to 5 billion to seek veto proofing. A law group member joined the briefing before the Senate Finance Committee.
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National Association of Manufacurers
the Treasury
Roswell Magill
Mitchell
Magill
Senate Finance Committee
National Lawyers Guild
Truman’s
Bridges Faces Loss of CIO Post
CIO vice president Allan S. Haywood said he was considering firing Harry Bridges as northern California regional director after Bridges rejected a direct resignation request. Bridges has clashed with CIO headquarters over his continued opposition to the union's national policy.
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CIO
Allan S. Haywood
Harry Bridges
Northern California
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